Rubbing-post.



G. l. PAGE.

RUBBING POST.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I6. I9I3.

L'. Patented OCI. 26, 1915.

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y Specification of Letters Patent..

Faftcnteol'act. 26, 19115.

Application :ned Aprilia, 1913. serial No. 7612440.

To all tch-0m t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. PAGE, a. citizen of the United States, residing` at Colony, in the county of Anderson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rubbing-Posts; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is the provision of a rubbing post adapted to contain, under adequate and uniform pressure, a medicated grease to be wiped upon the flesh of a hog or other animal contacting therewith.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a vertical sectional view through my improved rubbing post, and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view as indicated by the section line 2 2 in Fig. l.

Referring to the drawing, wherein similar reference characters correspond with similar parts throughout the several views, the numeral l indicates a substantially L-shaped body comprising a hollow vertical stem and a plurality of laterally extending, communicating hollow branches and having an upper open end normally closed by a screw threaded cap 2. The horizontal portion is provided with laterally projecting ears 3 having apertures therethrough for receiving screws or similar securing devices. Near the bottom of the vertical portion of the body, a plurality of laterally projecting extensions 4 is formed thereon and communicate with the interior thereof.

The ends of the extensions 4 are partially closed by an annular, internal iiange integral with the walls thereof, the edges of the said flange being shaped to conform to the contour of the surface of the balls 6 as shown at 5 to provide seats for the balls 6, said balls are adapted to be normally held seated by the pressure of the medicated grease contained within the body portion.. As the balls 6 of the extensions are seated in vertically disposed seats, it will be obvious that a force exerted upon a horizontal or substantially horizontal line will unseat `said balls and permit the contents of the body portion to escape. rIhe horizontally disposed portion of the body is terminated in an upturned end 7 partially closed at 5 to forma seat for a ball`i6 which i's also adapted' to be normally retained seated by the pressure of the contents of the body. As the lowermost ball 6 is seated against a horizontally disposed seat, it will be obvious that force exerted upon a line vertical or substantially vertical will dislodge or unseat said ball and thus permit the contents to escape. Gutters 8 are formed in the outer ends of the extensions 4: and the upturned end 7 so as to hold a part of the contents escaping from the body por tion and thus prevent undue wasting of the material.

The contents of the body portion l is normally maintained under adequate pressure bv means of the handle rod 9 carrying a piston head 10 at its lower end, over which is disposed a suitable weight 11. The handle rod 9 projects through the cap 2 at the upper end of the body portion l and is provided at its lower end with suitable threads for receiving nuts l2, between which the piston head 10 and weight l1 are securely clamped. It will be understood that the weight 11 disposed above the contents of the body portion l will normally maintain said contents under sufiicient pressure to retain the balls 6 seated. It will be further seen that the weight, whether near the top or near the bottom of the vertical part of the body portion will maintain the contents thereof under an entirely uniform pressure. Y

As shown, the lateral extensions are four in number and arranged at right angles to each other. However, I wish it to be understood `that I contemplate various differences in the numbers and arrangement of said eX- tensions. The balls 6 project a short distance out' of the ends of the extensions and turned end 7 and are adapted to be engaged and partially unseated by the contact of a hog therewith. As the greater part of the balls 6 are disposed within the body portion they will at all times be coated with the material therein, and as the animal brushes against the posts the balls are rotated and the film of grease deposited thereon from the body portion is wiped off and upon the hide of Y the animal.

What I claim is l. A rubbing post comprising a duct, a ball projecting beyond one end of the duct, and pressure exerting means arranged in the other end of theduct and operated by downward pressure on a semifluid substance con- Qk Y 1,157,801

tained inthe duet to hold the ball normally seated. v 'Y `2. A rubbing post comprising a duct having a restricted opening at one end, u ball Withinl the duct of the size to project partally through Suidv restricted seat, and a piston in the opposite end of the duet operating by pressureV upon a sernflud sub-y stuncecontaned n the duet to hold the ball normally seated in the restricted opon- 1o ing.

In testimony whereof I have signedl my name to this specoation in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE J. PAGE. Vtnesses J. F. RESSEL, WM. BAIN.

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' Washington, D. C. 

